Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Farming

Tian Laokou said, "Niu Rao said you asked Xiao Hei to pick the flowers this morning. He put all the flowers he had picked on the edge of the field. Since you haven't been back, the flowers have piled up like a small mountain."

"Later, I brought you back to the herb garden. Perhaps because it saw you were unconscious, it brought back all the wildflowers from the fields and placed them on your bed. It's quite loyal, but it's a shame it didn't find a good and reliable owner."

Yun Miao then remembered the task he had assigned to Xiao Hei in the morning. Feeling a little guilty, he raised his hand to put the flowers into the storage bag, then hugged Xiao Hei and rubbed him.

"Although I'm not very reliable, Xiao Hei, you have to believe that my love for you is real."

Tian Laokou reminded silently: "Only love is real. I haven't seen you feed it since last night."

What? Feeding?

Yun Miao was startled, remembering that pets in most games need to be fed. However, just when she was about to make up for her loss, she suddenly realized that she had never thought of preparing food for Xiao Hei. There were a lot of miscellaneous items in her storage bag, but there was no dog food.

Yun Miao lowered his head and locked eyes with the little black, amber-colored puppy for a few seconds, a rare feeling of guilt welling up in his heart. He held the puppy in his arms, confessing his guilt and rubbing it.

"Xiao Hei, I'm sorry! QAQ" Xiao Hei tried to struggle, but when he found that he couldn't get free, he could only stop silently and let her knead him into a sea urchin with fried hair.

Yun Miao looked at the three of them pitifully: "Master, Uncle, Brother, please be kind and give me some meat. QAQ"

"Don't worry, I fed it yesterday and today. Otherwise, the little thing would have starved to death by the time she remembered."

Seeing that Sect Leader Chang and Qi Shubai were about to take out something, Tian Laokou immediately stopped them and said to Yun Miao.

"You raise your own pet. Tomorrow you go farm, and I'll give you 30% of the normal contribution points. During this five-month penalty period, whether it follows you to eat meat, eat grass, or beg for food depends entirely on your own efforts."

Yun Miao's eyes lit up: "Can I still beg for food?"

Sounds like fun!

Tian Laokou: "...No! If you dare to beg for food at Danfeng under the identity of my nephew, I will definitely kick your begging bowl away, break your begging stick, and then hit you with a stone!"

Sect Leader Chang and Qi Shubai, one on each side, quickly persuaded him to calm down and not argue with a child. Then they looked at Yun Miao helplessly, saying that if she continued to be so naughty, the punishment would be extended to six months.

Yun Miao blinked: "Okay, I'll remember it."

Danfeng is not allowed to beg for food, so she will have to beg for food somewhere else in the future.

*

Yun Miao only realized the next day that the so-called cockcrow time was two or three in the morning, when the moon and stars were still on guard. She would have to study with her master day and night. Fortunately, this was only in-game time and did not affect her normal daily routine in reality.

Sect Leader Chang, Tian Laokou and Ge Yan are all direct disciples of the previous sect leader. Sect Leader Chang has dual spiritual roots of gold and water, and is proficient in formations, alchemy, swordsmanship, and magic, among which swordsmanship is the strongest.

In terms of his understanding of swordsmanship, he may not be as good as Che Ruojin, the master of Jianfeng, but he is at the peak of the Mahayana stage and is only one step away from the Tribulation stage. If he really fights with Che Ruojin, he will naturally win.

So he decided to spend half an hour every day explaining the theoretical knowledge of "Five Elements Dao Jue" and "Five Elements Magic" to Yun Miao, and spend another half an hour to supervise her sword practice.

Taking Yun Miao's mischievous nature into consideration, he only carved a fat and blunt wooden sword for her to practice swordplay with temporarily. He then proudly declared:

"Haha, if you have the guts, use it to stab someone, as long as you're not afraid of being laughed at."

Yun Miao looked at the fat eggplant-like Shangfang Baojian in his hand:...Master, you are so cruel!

An hour later, the master left. It was already dawn, and Niu Rao brought Yun Miao to the open space next to the orchard.

Because there are many peach trees planted in the orchard, most of the fertility and spiritual energy of the soil have been absorbed, so the land near the orchard is relatively barren and left vacant without any other spiritual plants. Now these vacant lands have been allocated to Yun Miao.

As he spoke, he cast a spell to mark out a ten-acre area on the open space and told Yun Miao that her task today was to reclaim these ten acres of land.

Yun Miao looked at the area that was as large as half of the school playground and said confidently, "I guarantee that I will complete the task. Senior Brother Niu, where is my hoe?"

Niu Rao: "There is no hoe."

"Hand planing?"

Yun Miao looked at his hands, then decisively looked at the little wolf cub at his feet, his face serious: "Xiao Hei, it's up to you!"

Xiao Hei looked at her calmly, then walked to the area marked by Niu Rao and began to dig the soil rapidly. Every time he struck out with his claws, he would leave a narrow and deep claw mark on the hard ground. If Yun Miao had not seen it with her own eyes, she would not have known that the little black wolf she usually held and rubbed had such sharp claws.

Because she had been observing it for too long, a prompt box slowly appeared above the little black wolf's head: [Realm: Qi Refining Stage 2, HP Bar: 1500 points]

Huh? When did Xiao Hei reach the second level of Qi Refining?

Niu Rao was instructing Yun Miao from the side. She was a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Although she did not have a hoe in her hand at the moment, she had spiritual power that ordinary people did not have.

The Peak Master ordered him to teach her how to use the Earth Control Technique. If she learned it, then reclaiming ten acres of land would be a piece of cake. Even if she couldn't learn the Earth Control Technique for the time being, she could still use the Water Control Technique to reclaim the land in a roundabout way.

"So, Junior Sister Yun, you should ask Xiao Hei to stop. The Peak Master said that to prevent you from being lazy, the work he did cannot be counted on you."

With such a small body, its claws would be worn out after plowing an acre of land.

When Yun Miao heard that she could learn new skills, she immediately called Xiao Hei back. Xiao Hei shook the dirt off his paws and walked back to her feet.

There's a saying in the world of cultivation: those in the Qi Refining stage are just mortals who have stepped foot into the world of cultivation, while those in the Foundation Establishment stage are truly gifted cultivators. This refers to the difference between those who can and those who cannot project their spiritual consciousness.

Although this statement is somewhat biased, possessing spiritual awareness can indeed enable a cultivator to achieve a qualitative leap in detection range, communication range, learning speed, attack accuracy, and so on.

For example, Yun Miao can now use her spiritual consciousness to see inside her body, and she learned the Earth Control Technique in just a stick of incense. Some of the disciples who started with her are still learning to draw Qi into their bodies and are still mortals.

A small number of Qi Refining disciples who were also learning common low-level spells did not have skills like inner vision, so they had to spend ten or a hundred times more time than her to figure out the correct route for the spiritual power to flow through the tendons and veins.

Just as Sect Leader Chang said, Yun Miao, who was originally ranked last, has already walked ahead of everyone else.

It's a pity that the earth control technique is easy to learn, but it is difficult to make every bit of spiritual power work as smoothly as one's arms and fingers and cultivate the hard ground into a field that is neither too deep nor too shallow and soft enough.

"Go ahead, Earth Control Technique!"

boom!

For a moment, smoke and dust flew everywhere, and the ground collapsed into a large pit half a meter deep.

Niu Rao, who was usually friendly, now had a stern face: "It's too deep. We are farming, not digging a fish pond!"

Yun Miao: "Go ahead, use the Earth Control Technique!"

This time there was no loud noise. The land rose and fell strangely, and the original big hole was filled. The ground became hard and flat again, without any signs of cultivation.

Niu Rao: “Come again!”

Yun Miao: "It's decided to be you, Earth Control Technique!"

boom!

An hour later, Yun Miao used the Earth Control Technique and the Water Control Technique together, and a thin stream of water flowed through the raised land. When the soil became hard, he added water, and when there was too much water, he added more soil. Finally, he reclaimed... half an acre of land.

Niu Rao looked at the sky and said, "Junior Sister Yun, you are too slow. How long will it take to reclaim ten acres of land?"

Yun Miao was sitting on the ground, dreading the outcome, when suddenly a familiar mocking voice came from the woods.

"Why? Ten acres of land is not enough?"

Yun Miao turned her head and saw no one at first. She looked down again and saw Mo Aotian climbing up from a slope in the orchard, his face covered in dust. His hair and black armor were covered with dead leaves and dirt.

"What's going on? Did you dig through Lake Li while mining? Did you even dig all the way to Danfeng?"

Mo Aotian used magic to clean off the dirt on his body: "What a mess, I was just bored and came out for a stroll."

Yun Miao narrowed his eyes: "Oh~ I see, you just came back from begging, right?"

Mo Aotian glared: "I'm not a beggar!"

Niu Rao explained that Mo Aotian's mining penalty had been rescinded, and that he would instead be forced to work at Danfeng for three years. His task today was to catch insects, water, and prune the orchard. Key point: no spiritual power allowed; only the hard work of hands could be experienced.

Yun Miao commented: "Tsk tsk, this is worse than begging."

Mo Aotian: ...

This time he did not argue with Yun Miao, but instead took out a cloth bag and threw it into Yun Miao's arms.

Yun Miao opened it and saw a dazzling rainbow of light shooting straight into the sky, nearly blinding her. She quickly closed the bag in surprise, "What is this?"

Mo Aotian said proudly, "It contains my three scales and my favorite top-grade Xuanxin Ore. This is the seven-colored Xuanxin Ore that I discovered by chance, and I have never been willing to forge it into my spear."

"Even though Xuanxin Ore comes in a variety of shapes and colors depending on the environment, this is probably the only one of its kind in the world. So you must cherish it, understand?"

Niu Rao explained in a low voice, "Mo Aotian has always loved collecting colorful, sparkling stones since he was a child. If you, Junior Sister Yun, don't like the color of this one, I can help you find a replacement at the Deacon Hall."

Xuantian Sect is the largest Xuanxin mineral producing area in the world. Although the top-grade Xuanxin mineral is precious, it is not yet rare.

"No, this one is fine! I just like this color!"

When Yun Miao heard that this was the top-grade Xuanxin ore that could be used to forge divine artifacts, he immediately became excited. He stood up and repeatedly asked Mo Aotian if he had any more of this seven-colored Xuanxin ore.

She could already imagine herself wearing colorful dazzling armor, holding a colorful dazzling sword, and riding colorful dazzling wind-fire wheels. The moment she appeared, the cool scene would be as bright as the sun and the moon, and as imposing as a rainbow!

Niu Rao followed Yun Miao's words and imagined the scene, then shuddered as he touched his horns. Although Junior Sister Yun was adorable, he still felt that dressing like this... Ugh, it made Niu feel sick.

"You have some taste, but unfortunately this is the only one I have."

Mo Aotian looked at Yun Miao with a hint of surprise at first, then hesitantly said, "And even if you got it and built it, would you really dare... to wear it out like this?"

Yun Miao: "Why wouldn't I dare? Not only will I wear it, I'll also fly to every corner of the world so everyone can admire my heroic figure!"

Niu Rao: ...Forget about seeing your heroic figure, Junior Sister. By then, I’m afraid no one will even be able to tell whether you are a man or a woman.

Mo Aotian said anxiously, "Someone will laugh at you."

Yun Miao's face darkened: "That's jealousy."

Mo Aotian: "Jealous?"

Niu Rao touched his corner awkwardly: What can I be jealous of? Am I jealous that you, my junior sister, have become the second sun?

"I don't need to say much about how precious the top-grade Xuanxin Ore is. There's even less need to say how precious the seven-colored top-grade Xuanxin Ore is. Those people want it but can't get it, so they can only speak sourly."

Yun Miao continued gravely, "Mo Aotian, have you heard the story of the fox saying the grapes were sour?"

She briefly told the story of a fox demon who said the grapes were sour because he couldn't eat them from the tree.

Mo Aotian sneered, "It's obvious that the fox demon wasn't strong enough to reach the branches and eat the grapes, but now it's turning the tables and accusing the grapes of being sour. What a fool! What a small-minded and cunning person!"

Niu Rao corrected: "It's petty and narrow-minded."

Mo Aotian said confidently: "I'm not wrong, this story is all about small-bellied and foxy things!"

Yun Miao gave a thumbs up: "Well said!"

Mo Aotian smiled complacently, then looked Yun Miao up and down, and said in a reluctant tone: "We can be said to have known each other for a long time. Now it seems that you are not so annoying."

Yun Miao raised an eyebrow. "Actually, I don't hate you that much. But even if you say so, I won't let you go. It just so happens that I just learned a sword-controlling technique from my master this morning. Let's meet in this orchard tonight!"

When she recalled it later, she realized that in those dozens or hundreds of rollbacks, Mo Aotian always stopped at the right time and never used any malicious force. His health bar never even turned red once.

This also allowed her to figure out another setting of "Asking the Three Thousand Questions". The ones who actively attacked her were not necessarily red-named monsters, but only those who had murderous intentions towards her were red-named monsters.

But this level of dislike wouldn't make her give up her daily tasks. As for her admitting her mistakes in front of Master and the others last night?

Yes, she just admitted her mistake but didn't say she would change.

She is a seeker with a determined mind, and even her master and brothers cannot stop her from practicing the way of the player!

Niu Rao was horrified and hurriedly stood between the two men to try to stop them, fearing that they would fight again.

Fortunately, Mo Aotian was particularly calm today. He just frowned and asked Yun Miao in confusion why he was so persistent in deliberately provoking him.

Yun Miao: "Because according to ancient records, beating you up every day will yield three dragon scales."

Niu Rao scratched his horns and said, "Ah? Is there such a record?"

Xiao Hei also looked up, seemingly deep in thought about something.

Mo Aotian only felt the pain from the wound on his forehead. "Don't talk nonsense. There is no such record at all."

“Yes!”

Yun Miao immediately listed the valuable information she had heard from Senior Sister Ning, Tan Xiaobai, and Huo Xin. The Ox, Dragon, and Wolf present finally understood her logic.

Mo Aotian's expression turned cold. "So you want so many dragon scales because you want to enslave me for life? So that I can turn my belly up to you like that dog at your feet?"

"You wish. Xiao Hei is my family."

Yun Miao picked up Xiao Hei, rubbed his face against its head fur, and then said with disgust.

"Before, when I was riding the human-faced owl, I did think about letting you be my mount, but now I think that after I have the seven-colored armor and seven-colored magic weapons, you will not be worthy of me. So forget it."

Mo Aotian's handsome face turned blue and red with anger. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be angry because Yun Miao really wanted to enslave him, or angry because she said he was not worthy of her.

Niu Rao tried to smooth things over: "From what Junior Sister Yun said, you don't plan to use those pitch-black scales to forge your uh... seven-colored divine weapon. Then what's the point of collecting so many dragon scales?"

Yun Miao pondered: "I can't think of any use for it yet, but it's just sitting there anyway, so I can't waste it. I believe there are no junk materials in this world, only cultivators who don't know how to use them. I'm sure I can find a way to turn them into treasure in the future!"

Just pick it up first, what if it comes in handy in the future?

Mo Aotian looked at her simple, farmer-like smile and felt exhausted. His scales were treasures to begin with, so there was no need for her to transform them into treasure!

However, he was never afraid of any challenge. Upon hearing this, he snorted coldly, "Alright, I'll be waiting for you here. But this time, you're challenging me, so I won't suppress my strength like I did yesterday. Even if you achieved a sudden enlightenment and broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining yesterday, you still wouldn't be my opponent."

Yun Miao was startled and turned to Niu Rao: "Eh? Didn't Senior Brother Niu say that you can't use spiritual power?"

Mo Aotian, Niu Rao, Xiao Hei: ...So this is what you were planning.

Niu Rao awkwardly reminded Yun Miao, "Mo Aotian can't use his spiritual power only when he's working. He can use it normally at other times. So, Junior Sister Yun, don't try to be so stubborn. Putting aside the question of whether you can win or not, if the Sect Master and the Peak Master find out, they'll definitely punish you again."

Yun Miao said confidently, "No, I was punished yesterday only because I didn't understand the seriousness of the arena and nearly died while on the battlefield with injuries. I've already asked Master about this, and he wouldn't blame me if it was just a normal sparring match between fellow disciples."

Mo Aotian was a little surprised: "So you really want to fight me?"

Yun Miao took out a piece of dragon scale from the cloth bag.

"It's a sparring match. I'm using this scale to order you to suppress your strength to the ninth level of Qi Refining tonight and spar with me. If I lose, I'll return this scale to you. If I win, you'll give me three more scales."

"According to the rules, I should return the dragon scale to you after I complete your request...Okay, I can promise you that."

Mo Aotian changed his mind. He raised a finger to Yun Miao and bet with a dragon scale. Whoever won would get a dragon scale.

Yun Miao raised her hand and made a "V" sign: "Two pieces."

Mo Aotian: "One piece."

The wise player tried to provoke him: "You are a powerful dragon in the Golden Core Stage, how can you be so stingy?"

Mo Aotian said expressionlessly, "Even a powerful dragon in the Tribulation Crossing Stage will become bald if too many scales are plucked. You are so generous, why don't you pluck out all your hair and give it to me."

Yun Miao was shocked: This silly dragon actually became smart? He didn't fall for it?

She used the method of provoking Mo Aotian again, saying that Mo Aotian was a four-clawed dragon in the Jindan stage, and she was just a weak human in the Qi Refining stage. Mo Aotian didn't even dare to raise the stakes when making a bet with her. Did he think he would lose?

Niu Rao hurriedly looked at Mo Aotian.

Unexpectedly, Mo Aotian just looked at Yun Miao deeply and said, "I was too arrogant before and looked down on you, but I won't do that now. I admit that you are very strong and a respectable opponent, so I will definitely give my all in this competition."

Yun Miao: ...It's over. The provocation has actually aroused his fighting spirit.

*

Seeing that he couldn't persuade the two, Niu Rao gave up trying. He just kindly reminded them, "It's almost noon, and you haven't even completed half of your punishment mission for today. Instead of talking about sparring now, you should quickly think about how to complete the mission before dark."

"Otherwise, Mo Aotian, you'll have to work all night long. There's a new mission waiting for you tomorrow. Junior Sister Yun, the same goes for you... Don't forget, if you don't complete the mission, you won't get any contribution points, and without contribution points, you won't be able to buy meat. Xiao Hei will go hungry."

Yun Miao wanted to give in: "It's okay, I can give my fasting pills to Xiao Hei."

She had previously thought the Master was talking about the one-click farming, one-click sowing, and one-click harvesting model, but she hadn't expected it to be so difficult. She had already started thinking about how to discuss with the Master to change the punishment content to something more interesting.

Niu Rao: "The bottle of fasting pills you received at the Deacon Hall is only enough for you to eat for a month. If you share it with Xiao Hei, you won't have enough for yourself."

"It's okay, I can eat grass... Oh, and I have lots of wildflowers."

Yun Miao pulled out a handful of wildflowers Xiao Hei had picked yesterday from his storage bag and stuffed them into his mouth. Although these wildflowers didn't give a high satiety rating, a little bit of it added up to a lot.

At this moment, Xiao Hei suddenly jumped down from her arms. It sniffed in the grass not far away, then accurately picked up a big green grasshopper as long as a finger and walked in front of Yun Miao.

Yun Miao squatted down: "Xiao Hei, are you saying you can eat this?"

Xiao Hei nodded, then put the grasshopper on the ground and pushed it towards Yun Miao with his claws.

Yun Miao asked tentatively, "Are you going to share some with me?"

Xiao Hei nodded and pushed the fat grasshopper towards Yun Miao.

Yun Miao's heart softened, and he hugged Xiao Hei and rubbed him: "Good Xiao Hei, you are so kind, I didn't raise you in vain!"

Xiao Hei, who was crumpled into a fried sea urchin, struggled to get out of her arms, turned his head to look at the grasshopper's location, but saw the empty ground.

Ah, ran away.

"Don't worry, I will definitely let you eat meat!"

Yun Miao was filled with pride and after putting Xiao Hei down, she started working hard to cultivate the land again. Damn it, don't underestimate the bond between her and Xiao Hei!

Xiao Hei stood back on the ground and shook his fur. Then he took a few steps forward and squatted at Yun Miao's feet, quietly watching her fight with the land.

Mo Aotian and Niu Rao stared blankly at the side. After a moment, Mo Aotian tilted his head silently and asked, "Do humans also eat grass?"

Niu Rao: "Ordinary people don't eat grass, but Junior Sister Yun... well, she's not an ordinary person."

Mo Aotian: "That dog has a really miserable life. Instead of following her and not even having enough to eat, it would be better for her to go to Beast Peak and eat and wait for death."

Niu Rao: "Don't talk nonsense. This is called the deep love between master and pet, sharing weal and woe."

*

A few days later at night.

Because they were moving too slowly, the disciples who were still working hard in the fields suddenly saw two people fighting in the open space in front of the orchard.

"Someone's fighting, why doesn't Lao Niu do anything?"

"Oh, it's Mo Aotian and Junior Sister Yun sparring. They've been fighting every day lately. They're just playing for fun, so don't pay any attention to them."

"Junior Sister Yun is the genius that Kong Yu mentioned recently who had two consecutive enlightenments, right? Isn't she the master's direct disciple? Why has she been staying at Danfeng all this time?"

"First, he was recuperating from his injuries, and then he was punished. I heard he had to farm on Danfeng for five months."

"Hiss... I can't even stand it for one day, and she has to do this for five months. How miserable. What kind of work does she do? The lowest task issued by Danfeng recently is to cut Flame Wheat. A Qi Refining Stage shouldn't be able to cut Flame Wheat, right?"

"It seems like she was asked to reclaim wasteland and plant some low-level spiritual plants. Look, that piece of hemp land over there is hers."

"It turns out those green sprouts are low-level spiritual plants. I thought they were weeds before!"

"...No, you read that right, those are weeds. Last night I heard Peak Master Tian scolding Junior Sister Yun for not knowing the difference between grains and plucking vegetable seedlings like weeds."

"Then what's with that roasted unicorn on the leaves over there? That leg alone is taller than me. Why is it just lying there on the ground for a little wolf to gnaw on?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I do know that when the Sect Leader arrived this morning, he seemed to see Junior Sister Yun feeding the fasting pill to the wolf cub while she herself was picking grass and eating it. The Sect Leader burst into tears, rushed into the medicine room, and confronted Peak Master Tian... ahem, exchanged a few words with Peak Master Tian. Then, with red-eyed eyes, he placed a giant meat mountain here."

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The author has something to say: A qualified player must feed the dog every day, otherwise the favorability will decrease. The player himself doesn’t care, he can just pick up garbage on the ground and eat it.

Master: Disciple! QAQ